PSC-26-14-00016-P The Commission's Regulatory Framework Will be Revised to Create a Flexible Platform for New Energy Products and Services

7/2/14 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-26-14-00016-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVI, ISSUE 26

July 02, 2014

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-26-14-00016-P

The Commission's Regulatory Framework Will be Revised to Create a Flexible Platform for New Energy Products and Services

PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:

Proposed Action:

The Commission is considering the appropriate structure and functions of the Distributed System Platform Providers which are central to the Commission's effort to Reform the Energy Vision in New York State.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 4(1) and 66(1)

Subject:

The Commission's regulatory framework will be revised to create a flexible platform for new energy products and services.

Purpose:

To allow energy efficiency and other distributed resources to take a primary role in the planning and operation of the grid.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Commission is considering whether to adopt, modify, or reject, in whole or in part, potential modifications to regulation of the electric industry as set forth in the April 4, 2014 NYS Department of Public Service Staff Report and Proposal entitled "Reforming the Energy Vision" filed in Case 14-M-0101. In particular, the Commission is considering the role and structure of the Distributed System Platform Provider as envisioned by the Staff Report on pages 11 to 30. These issues were identified as Track 1 issues on page 6 of the Commission's Order Instituting Proceeding issued April 25, 2014 in Case 14-M-0101.

Text of proposed rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained by filing a Document Request Form (F-96) located on our website http://www.dps.ny.gov/f96dir.htm. For questions, contact:

Deborah Swatling, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Kathleen H. Burgess, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Public comment will be received until:

45 days after publication of this notice.

Regulatory Impact Statement, Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, Rural Area Flexibility Analysis and Job Impact Statement

Statements and analyses are not submitted with this notice because the proposed rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.

(14-M-0101SP2)